GYG Newsletter number 8 out
What's in this newsletter?
• Steering Committee section:
- news
- quarterly reports
• Young Green News
• Technical section
STEERING COMMITTEE SECTION
News
GYG Steering Committee is sorry to inform you that Caroline Ayling,
one of the founders of GYG and SC representative from Asia Pacific,
has decided to stand down. Now it is the task of the Asia Pacific
Young Green Network, APYGN, to find someone to replace Caroline in the
Steering Committee.
If you are:
- under 35 years old
- a female
- from Asia Pacific (preferably from Australia or New Zealand)
- interested in Global Young Greens and want to contribute to its development,
you are welcome to apply for SC membership. Send your motivation
letter, which should include info on your age, background, interests
and why you want to be a part of GYG Steering Committee) to
apygn@googlegroups.com or ezakirova@gmail.com (I'll forward all
applications to the APYGN list).
Quarterly reports (August-October 2007)
Asia Pacific
Raju Pandit Chhetri:
In the last three months (August – October 2007), efforts have been
made to coordinate the upcoming meeting/conference of GG/GYG in
Brazil. I have also taken the responsibility of coordinating this
work. Though very basic, the outcomes are in progress. People have
slowly started getting into the discussions and meetings have been
conducted at different regional gatherings. I have made continuous
motivations to conduct and coordinate these meetings. A prep-group has
been created where about 20 people from different parts of the world
are members. The basic discussions are taking place through this email
group. I hope to take this initiative into a full-fledged discussion
and make a work division soon.
Networking and information dissemination about the Global Young Greens
nationally and regionally has been a regular work. I recently called a
meeting of organizations working in the field of environment in Nepal
and discussed about the green vision and work.
Regular support in the decision making process of GYG has been made.
I hope to contribute with much dedication and commitment in the days
to come especially, for the upcoming GG/GYG gathering in Brazil.
Americas
Juan Manuel Zorraquin:
During these last months I have send several mails to NGO´s and other
green parties of the Americas to get in contact with young people and
tell them about the activities and philosophy of the GYG.
Between the 6 -12 of November the annual conference of the Federation
of the Greens Parties of the Americas took place in Venezuela.
Parallel to this meeting, young greens from Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina had agreed to set up the Federation
of American Young Greens. Now we are working in a network together,
to establish how to make this and to involve all the young greens of
the Americas.
From here up to May, for the meeting of the Global Greens, I will work
hard to reach this objective.
Europe
Janna Schönfeld:
My focus has been on the preparation of the Second Global Greens
Congress which is going to take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 01.
to 4. May 2008 (www.globalgreens.org/br) I have been working on the
event itself as member of the Global Greens Steering Group (organising
phone conferences, fundraising, hiring a facilitator, administrative
preparation, forms, selection criteria, programme etc) as well as the
young green participation (ensuring the participation of young greens,
the possibility of holding young green side events in Sao Paulo etc).
I have as well worked in the GYG pre team for our side events.
Apart from that, I have been working on the following issues:
- GYG finances and NGO status, annual tax declaration
- EU-Africa Youth Summit preparation
- preparing Raju´s internship in the Green group in the European Parliament
- presentation of GYG at the European Green Party (EGP) Council in
Vienna together with Eric
- maintenance of contacts with the European Young Greens (fyeg)
- exploring young green contacts in China as member of a delegation
visit of German young greens to China
YOUNG GREEN NEWS
The Federation of Young Greens of the Americas was set up in November.
25 young Greens from different countries of the Americas gathered in
Venezuela during an annual meeting of the Federation of Green Parties
of the Americas. They have used the opportunity to create their own
organization, work out its principles and objectives and improve links
among young Greens from all over the continent.
GYG SC congratulates the newly born Federation and hopes for fruitful
cooperation in the future!!!
TECHNICAL SECTION
www.globalyoungreens.org GYG website
http://www.globalyounggreens
http://www.globalyounggreens
There is also Global Young Greens group on the facebook. If you are
not there yet, register at www.facebook.com and then join the group!
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